Camera attachment.



R. LCKYBR.

CAMERA ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED 13130.21, 1912.

Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

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CAMERA ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

Application led December 21, 1912. Serial No. 738,044.

Tall/whom it may concern.'

Be it known that L'Rounnr Looicrnn, a subject of the King of England,residing lat Sarnia, inthe Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada,have invent-cd certainv new and useful. Improvements in |`CameraAttachments, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings. l

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cameraattachments and my object is to provide means whereby a plurality ofphotograpl'ls may )e taken on a stationary sensitized body.

A further object of the invention resides in providing` sueh'means asmay be readily used in connection with any camera., whether designed'for usev in connection witha plate or film and a further object residesin providlng aflexible curtain or apron adapted to be disposed in thecamera forward' of the sensitized body.

Still another object of the invention rcsides vin providing means 'tomanually operate this curtain or apron, and still another object residesin the provision of an indicating mechanism carried by the camera inconnection with said curtain to `.rmit the operator to observe theposition or the curtainwith respect to the sensitized body.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parte aswill be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in thespecification and claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part/of this application, Figurel is a top plan View of a camera with parts broken away and illustratingan attachment constructed in accordance with an embodiment of myinvention in applied position. Fig. '2 is a side elevationthereof withparts broken away as illust-rated in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vert-icalsection through the device as seen on line 3 3, Fig. 1. Fig` 4 is aperspective view of the curtain or apron as herein disclosed and Fig. isa fragmentary vertical section as seen on line 5-5, Fig. l.

In describing my invention, I shall refer to the drawings 1n winchsinnlar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views and in Whichl indicates the outer frame and 2 theinner frame of the usual or any preferred form of camera, thc innerframe. 2 being provided .with aback surface 3, upon which a sensitizedbody, such as a iilm4 is adapted to rest. For convenience, I have showna film, but it willJbe understoodthat a plate may be used, if desired.At the ends of 'this film 4, mount ed in the usual orvany preferredmanner, are

the film spools or rollers 5, which are rota tably mounted on the outerframe 1 and op# erated byI means of the 'hand operating devices 6. Theauxiliary rollers or the like 7 are alsormounte-d `in said outer frameimmediately adjacent the back 3, over which said film adapted tobeguided as the latter is rolled on the spools or rollers 5.

The inner frame E2., is provided with a transverse slot 8 through whichis adapted to he disposed my improved device comprising a curtain orapron 9 formed of any desired flexible substance adapted to prevent raysof light from reaching the scnsitizeld body. This curtain or apron 9 isof any desired length, the ends thereof being suitably engaged withrollers or spools 10 which are rotatably mounted in the outer fra-me 1and also mounted in said'v frame'l, immediately adjar'ent'the ends ofthe slot 8 and to the rear of the rollers 10 are the guide or auxiliaryrollers 11 over which said curtain or apron extends. also provided andengaged with the-ends of the rollers l0 so that `the latter may berotated to correspondingly roll the curtain or apron 9 on one roller orthe other andsaid curtain or apron is provided with a series of openings13, which openings are of various sizes and arranged in variouspositions on the curtain or apron. These open ings 'are arranged in thecurtain or apron at such distances apart that but a single opening willbe disposed before the tilrnat a- Hand operating devices 12 are'.

time, and as the same are, arranged at various positions on saidcurtain, it will be appreciated that by the rolling of the eurtaln or.apron on one roller or the other, a plurallty of`cxposures on saidAsensitlve body may be made through these openings andA said sensitizedbody entirelv covered there by, it desired. Thus, it will vhe seen that'while a plurality of openings are provided in the curtain, onlyv suchportionsjofftlie film or other sensitized body W l -be exposed to thelighta-s are immediately( 1n the rear of the openings in said curtainor. apron 9.

' f One edge of the curtain or apron 9'1s 14 which' are arranged atregular intervals certain predetermined spaces on the apronY providedwith a plurality 'of small openings .thereon and numbered to correspondwith or curtain 9 and a disk orthe' like 15 rotata- 'bly mounted on avertical axis in the outer` frame lJ iis provided `with a. plurality ofperipheral lugs 16 which are adapted to en' ter the openings 1:4v ofsaid apron or curtain.

' :Fable to observe lso same maybe rolled and another apron are The disklis also provided with a plurality ofanumbers adapt/ed to correspondwithv the .numbers onthe curtain and-an opening 17 -in the upper face ofthe outer frame 1 provides a means, whereby the operator may be saiddisk to be notified at what position the various openings in the locatedwith respect to the film or'plate.

From this construction, it will be seen vthat I have providedanllmproved camera attachment whereby a. plurality of photographs-may betaken on a single sensitized body or surface, thesensitized' surface|remaining stationary throughout the operation of the device. Of course,photographs of various sizes may bemade on the film, according to thesizes of. the openings in the curtainor apron which is broughtbetweenthe lens and film and when that portion of the film `which lis disposedin effective position Vhas been covered with exposures, the portion ofsaid-film brou ht into position. f

From the `iregoing description of' the' construction of my qimprovedattachment, the operation thereof will be'readily understood and it Willbe seen that I have provided a simple, inexpensive andv etiicient meansformaking a plurality of photo-` graphs on' a' ingle plate or film.

While I ave particularly described the elements best adapted to performthe functionsset forth, itfis obvious that various changes in form,proportion and in the minor details of construction may be resorted-towithout de arting from the spirit or sacrificing any o .theprinciples of the invention. I

Having thus described what I claim is 1. In a device of the classdescribed, the combination with a camera box adapted to receive asensitized body'therein; of a curtuin carried within said box in advanceof the'portion'thereof for the reception of said body, saidA curtainbeing provided with a this invention,

plurality of openings lto enable a plurality of exposuresto be made onsaid body, means for` operating said curtain, and means in connectionwith said curtain forv indicating to the operator which of the openingsin said, curtain is immediately forward of the sensitized body.

" 2. In a device of the class described, the

'combination with a cainera b ox adapted to receive a sensitized bodytherein; of a curtain extended transverselyof the box in advance ofsaidsensitized body, said curtain being provided with a'plurality ofspaced openings to enable a plurality of exposuresl to be made on thebody, means to manually `operate said body, and an indicating disrotatably mounted in thetop of said camera box and having connectionwith said curtain to disclose to the operator which of the variousopenings are in position in front of the sensitized body. i

3. In a device of the class described, the

provided with peripheral teethv to engage the disk being observed thrugh the opening in the top of said box to disclose to the operatorwhichof the various openings in the curtain is in position immediatelyin front of the sensitized body.

, additional 'openlngs in said curtain, said 4. The combinationpvvith` acameraV boxy adapted to receive a sensitized body therein, of a curtaincarried by said box in advance yof said sensitized body, said curtainbeing provided with a plurality of ,spaced Vopen-V ings to enablearplurality of exposures to be made on the sensitized body, means forop- ,erating'said curtain, and a movable inem-` ber coacting with the curtainto disclose to 'the operator which of the various openings 1s inposition in front-ofthesensitized body.

5. The combination withv a camera box adapted to receive-a sensitizedbody therein, of a curtain extended transversely of the box in advanceof said sensitized body, said curtain being provided with a plurality'of spaced openings to enable a plurality of exposures to' be made onthe body, means for' operating said curtain, and an indicating diskrotatably supported by said camera box and having connection with saidcurtain to openings isin position in front of the sensitized body.

- 6. The combination with a camera box adapted to receive a sensitizedbody therein,

.disclose tothe operator whichof the various. i y

of n euvtziin carried Within said box in advz'nure of the portionthereof for the recap ion of snii body, Suid curtain being provided with:i plurality of openings to enable 5 :i plurality of exponuies to bemarie, means for operating Suid curtain, :ind means can @fied by the topof the camera box in conneetion with Suid curtain for indicating to the,opeiutor which of the openings in said m curtain is iiineielisitelyforward of the por` i i i i i tion of the box adapted to receive thesensitizod body.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

ROBT. LOCKYER.

Witnesses:

WM. LOCKYER, JN0. R. SXMPSON.

